§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what changes have been made by the National Rivers Authority on finance available for flood prevention; and if he will list these areas by area.
§ Mr. Curry[holding answer 5 March 1990]: I have been asked to reply.
The flood defence expenditure of the National Rivers Authority is primarily funded by means of grants towards capital expenditure from my Department and the Welsh Office and by levies on local authorities. The table provides estimates for 1989–90 and 1990–91 by flood defence district:
£'000 Flood Defence Districts 1989–90 Total 1990–91 Total (Maintenance and capital) (Maintenance and capital) Northumbria 2,028 2,613 North West 15,212 17,338 Severn Trent 16,588 21,125 South West 5,972 7,122 Thames 46,882 50,255 Yorkshire 13,060 14,081 Anglian 42,231 46,742 Southern 17,207 18,776 Wessex 9,370 10,805 Welsh 9,164 9,939 Total 177,714 198,796